Missing summer already? Let your bodycare routine transport you straight back to sunnier climes with our favourite scented creams, scrubs, lotions and oils.
Including Sol de Janeiro’s iconic moisturiser that will transport you to Copacabana and Tom Ford’s extremely giftable oils, our scented bodycare guide will have you feeling the summer sunshine (whatever the weather) 365 days of the year.
The original holiday in a tub body cream! To open the lid is to be instantly transported to a warm, party-filled Brazilian beach, with the aroma of pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla perfect for cocooning your limbs this winter. The firming combination of caffeine-rich guaraná extract, cupuaçu butter, açaí oil and coconut oil means you can say goodbye to dry, scaly skin too.
Boosting your body's glow isn't just for the summer and Tom Ford's award-winning oil not only adds a healthy sheen to your skin, it comes with an iconic 'what are you wearing' scent too. Designed for beach holidays (or for transporting you back to them mentally), the white floral, amber and sandalwood aroma is instantly joy-inspiring.
The subtle vanilla and coconut scent of this oil-rich body cream is the perfect finishing flourish for a product that does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to deeply moisturising your skin. In fact, the vanilla and coconut fragrance is almost 'good enough to eat' and takes you back to eating creamy ice cream on your travels.
This scented body oil is currently a bit under the radar, but not for long. It's actually many a beauty editor's secret weapon for both body moisturisation and evoking holiday memories (you can thank me for breaking the silence); the blend of mandarin, coconut, jasmine and caramel is like an escape to a sun-soaked island.
You can buff, hydrate and scent your skin with this joy-inspiring scrub that uses radiance-boosting sugar and chia seed to gently exfoliate. Perfect for cosy selfcare sessions during the winter, the warming aroma of vanilla, white lily, chocolate and cardamom has had multiple beauty insiders calling out for Joonbyrd to release it as a fragrance in its own right (so watch this space).
Find bodycare a chore? Hate when your winter layers, like jeans and jumpers, stick to traditional creams? This is the scented bodycare product for you. The clever lightweight mousse-to-oil texture means the lotion instantly absorbs into your skin, leaving an energising sweet orange scent that will help you wake up instantly, even when the weather outside is cold and grey.
This body cream instantly whisks you away to the sunny landscape (and summer memories) of its namesake Caribbean island – St Barts, with the luxurious feel to match. The tropical scent of dragonfruit, orange blossom, tuberose and musk leaves a trail in your wake as you walk into a room, while the rich, buttery texture means it makes light work of dry, chapped limbs too.
The ingredients in this vegan-friendly polish were chosen not just because they are really good at exfoliating your skin – they smell delicious too. The addition of Moroccan rose to the coconut oil-rich formula means the floral aroma is soft but lingering, and will have you dreaming of floaty summer dresses, even when you are wrapped up in multiple layers.
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